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If the altitude of the North Star is 40 degrees above the horizon, then what is the declination of the sun on the verbal equinox

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Polaris is the North Star, located above the North Pole along the north celestial pole. When VIEWED from the equator it LIES on the northern horizon (at an altitude of 0 degrees), and when viewed from the North Pole it lies DIRECTLY overhead (at an altitude of 90 degrees).



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